An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Parliament of Canada Act

Bill C-405 was a Private Member's Bill amending both the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) and the Parliament of Canada Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1) to disqualify sitting MPs and senators from continuing to sit if convicted of an indictable offence with a maximum penalty of five or more years. Currently MPs and senators can continue to sit until sentenced (the existing test under sections 19 to 21 of the Parliament of Canada Act and section 750 of the Criminal Code is conviction plus sentence). C-405 did not pass second reading; some elements were referred to the House Procedure and Affairs Committee.